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INTERVIEW with — Prof. Mauro Labanca “The course is not aimed at any particular group based on their experience or age; we provide a map of anatomical surgery.” Q: Prof. Labanca, how did you become in- volved in the Clinical Masters™ Program? A: I started ofering this course in Brescia, Italy, in 2001, once a year, to Italian-speak- ing dentists. From 2005, I also ofered the course in Vienna, Austria, still for Italian dentists, until 2015. Starting in 2016, I brought it back to Brescia, where I teach anatomy at a medical school. It has been a great success; so much so that last year we had to ofer two courses in Italy and had many new participants who learned about it from their colleagues. This means that we have to do very little to promote it. I wanted to bring this course to an in- ternational audience as well and started to ofer the course again in Vienna in 2016, but in English. I had known about and been interested in the Clinical Masters™ Pro- gram as a mean of making the course in- ternational. I feel our course is so import- ant and unique that dentists all over the world could benefit from it. Becoming part of the Clinical Masters™ faculty gave me a great opportunity to do so. Q: For what reason did you decide to o(cid:3)er your course in Vienna rather than Italy, since you were already o(cid:3)ering it there? A: This is an essential course and it can only be given in an anatomical institute, not in a dental school or in any private venue. Mainly, the location in Italy did not allow us to ofer the course to as many partici- pants as we could (12 in Italy, 20 in Vienna). Also, Vienna is more central and thus more accessible from other countries, so it is better suited as an international location. Q: Why do you think there is a need for this course? Do dentists not receive this kind of training during their studies? A: There is usually a huge lack of informa- tion about anatomy. The participants in this course may be students or practicing den- tists. Perhaps they do not have enough experience of surgical treatments or they might have done their surgical training without suicient anatomical guidance. Learning more about anatomy is the right way to start. In a way, it is like getting a map of a city. One might need a map of Vienna because one is new to the city and needs to find one’s way about or because 34 — issue 2017 Anatomical Surgery Interview